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Oscar Berglund

@berglundoscar.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer Policy Studies, University of Bristol, co-editor @policy-politics.bsky.social, Co-President UCU Bristol, research climate change activism, criminalisation of protest, civil disobedience, critical political economy

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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Check out this great special issue in New Internationalist where I write about how the Peruvian concept of 'Terruqueo' can help us understand the equation of activism with terrorism, and how to fight it
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Dr Abi Perrin @abiperrin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My latest piece for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social is about: 🔥💰 How elite men’s football is co-opted by fossil fuel interests ⚽🌱 How the sport can evolve beyond this, benefitting us all www.thecanary.co/sports/2026/06/25/why-major-polluters-need-kicking-out-of-football/
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Why major polluters need kicking out of football
With extreme weather and war wreaking havoc on football, the sport's entanglement with fossil fuels further endangers the game itself.
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Cabot Institute for the Environment @cabot-institute.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Aramco’s petrodollar backing of World Cup leaves stain of sportswashing by @berglundoscar.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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The Hotspot | Aramco’s petrodollar backing of World Cup leaves stain of sportswashing
In today’s newsletter: How Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant is embedding fossil fuels as a crucial part of the world’s biggest sport
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Wrote this for The Guardian based on our recent report. Football has a longstanding relationship to fossil capital. But the sportswashing enabled by FIFA in recent years reaches new levels and forms a key part of petrostate foreign and energy policy. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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The Hotspot | Aramco’s petrodollar backing of World Cup leaves stain of sportswashing
In today’s newsletter: How Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant is embedding fossil fuels as a crucial part of the world’s biggest sport
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Should scientists advocate for climate action? Our new review @plosclimate.org finds there is no single answer. The effects of scientist advocacy depend heavily on context, including who is speaking, what they are advocating for, and who is listening. Open access: journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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Climate advocacy and activism by scientists: A narrative review
In the context of accelerating climate and environmental crises, advocacy and activism by scientists is becoming increasingly prominent. This growing visibility has intensified the debate surrounding ...
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Policy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We’re delighted to announce that Policy & Politics has achieved a 2-year Impact Factor of 3.5 in the 2025 JCR, maintaining its position in the top quartile of journals in both Public Admin and Political Science. @eakoebele.bsky.social @allegrafullerton.bsky.social @berglundoscar.bsky.social
Policy & Politics 2025 Impact Factor 3.5
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Frida Hylander @fridahylander.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
”Lite fascism och klimatförstörelse får man räkna med.” Har skrivit om fotbolls-VM, den ohållbara expansionen av den moderna fotbollen och dess nära kopplingar till klimatförstörande intressen.
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”Lite fascism och klimatförstörelse får man räkna med”
VM EN KLIMATBOV:: Fotbolls-VM har expanderat från 32 till 48 lag och spelas i tre länder hundratals mil från varandra. En klimatkatastrof - men det hade inte behövt vara så, skriver Supermiljöbloggen...
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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 10/06/2026
The World Cup could become the ‘most polluting ever’. 🏭⚽ A study claims governing bodies are prioritising commercial expansion over environmental concerns, and that the sport has become tied to fossil fuel interests and unsustainable growth. 📝 @lborouniversity.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
Text reads, 'expert issue climate warning ahead of expanded FIFA world cup'
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Today, on the eve of the World Cup, we release our report 'Football and Climate Change: A Preview of the 2026 FIFA World Cup'. www.lboro.ac.uk/media/media/... @james7jackson.bsky.social @markdoidge.bsky.social @jennyamann.bsky.social @samtoscano.bsky.social @cabot-institute.bsky.social
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Extinction Rebellion Scotland @xrscotland.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Late last year, a study was released by researchers. It concluded that shutting down environmental protest is a core governing strategy. The mechanisms of repression? Introduce new laws. Leverage ant-terror or anti-organised crime laws. Increase police surveillance. Disappear and kill activists.
Man sits on ground holding placard saying Corruption in court. He is surrounded by police.
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Maybe they do
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Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It was great being hosted on the Transforming Tomorrow podcast with Jan Bebbington and Paul Turner. We spoke about the climate movement, protest, counter-productivity and why more scientists are engaging in climate and environmental activism 🎙️ tinyurl.com/5377znkj See below for links to literature
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Football and Climate Change. Forthcoming in January 2027 with @manchesterup.bsky.social, @markdoidge.bsky.social, @berglundoscar.bsky.social, @jennyamann.bsky.social, @samtoscano.bsky.social and I have a book that first comprehensive effort to account for this relationship.
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Stefan Zylinski @stefanzylinski.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Happy to share that my paper, "Green energy transitions under financial subordination: climate finance, structure, and agency in the Global South," has now been published in @ripejournal.bsky.social! ✨ You can read the paper below: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/
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Green energy transitions under financial subordination: climate finance, structure, and agency in the Global South
Climate finance is considered essential to the Global South’s green energy transition, yet little is known about how financial capitalism shapes access to it or the factors determining domestic rec...
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Look forward to speaking at this event at University of Bristol tomorrow. I’ll be talking criminalisation and repression of anti-genocide and pro-Palestine activism by the state and universities. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-univers...
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I just read the detailed CNN report about how many men go online seeking instructions and videos of drug-assisted sexual assault and now I understand why so many women choose the bear
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Today, we joined the mass lobby of Parliament to demand the Government drop harsh new anti-protest powers from the Crime and Policing Bill. Protest has given us some of our most cherished rights and freedoms. It's essential to a healthy democracy, and must be protected.
Image of MPs, civil society organisations and trade union members stood in front of Parliament. The banner reads "DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO PROTEST" with logos of signatories around it.
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Global Witness @globalwitness.org · 17/03/2026
Guatemala’s Indigenous leaders are facing a wave of criminalisation – and social media platforms are helping enable it. Our new report reveals how defenders are facing coordinated smear campaigns on Facebook, TikTok and X before and after they face false charges. gwitness.org/3NwQZAf
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How social media is weaponised against Guatemalan defenders
Indigenous leaders who protested against efforts to overturn Guatemala's 2023 election results now face a wave of criminalisation and attacks on social media
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Green Party now represents labour. It’s the biggest party amongst working-age people and seemingly the most popular one amongst us trade unionists.
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
My most used Habermas claim is that civil disobedience is a litmus test for democracies. One that countries around the world is epically failing by responding with authoritarianism and repression.
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Richard Kemp @richardmskemp.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Round 2 of the University of Bristol @unison.org.uk staff strike. We’ll be at the pickets on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th March. I’ll be there for two reasons: Pay and Redundancies. (1/5)
UoB staff on strike round 2: 10th and 11th March 2026Quote from Carla Denyer: 
 

"Solidarity with Unison workers at the University of Bristol, who are striking against a 3.4% real terms pay cut. Since 2009, higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value. Meanwhile, low-paid workers have borne the brunt of the crisis in higher education funding.
 
This strike is important for Bristol. University of Bristol workers make up a significant proportion of the city’s workforce – at 4.8%. I also have a personal connection to this issue – many of my friends either currently work in universities, or have left, due to unmanageable working conditions. Workloads can’t keep increasing while wages are dropping. 
 
I’m proud to have supported striking University of Bristol workers since I was a local councillor, and to have joined them on picket lines across the years. I echo their demands: it's time for University workers to be paid fairly."
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Policy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Advice from Policy & Politics journal on how to choose the right journal for your research. Read the blog post by the editors here @eakoebele.bsky.social @allegrafullerton.bsky.social @cmweible.bsky.social @berglundoscar.bsky.social policyandpoliticsblog.com/2026/03/09/a...
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
That YouGov poll yesterday: Britain's working age population 18-65: 🟢Green 26% 🟣Reform 21% 🔴Labour 16% 🟠Lib Dem 14% 🔵Tories 13% Britain's retired population 65+: 🟣Reform 33% 🔵Tories 26% 🔴Labour 15% 🟠Lib Dem 14% 🟢Green 6%
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The recent peak of UK two-party politics was 2017. It’s conceivable that all Corbyn’s voters would vote Green. It’s inconceivable that all May’s (or Johnson’s) voters would vote Reform. Also, more of them are dead
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
If the next election is between Reform and Greens, as it’s starting to look like, Greens will win
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Reform peaked too early
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We (Colin Davis, @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social & I) are happy to share our Open Access article 'Assessing claims of counterproductivity of Just Stop Oil's civil disobedience': www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Assessing claims of counterproductivity of Just Stop Oil’s civil disobedience - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Assessing claims of counterproductivity of Just Stop Oil’s civil disobedience
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
the fake conspiracies are a distraction from the real conspiracies... this is what I found again and again while researching Doppelganger. And Bannon is doing it in overdrive these days.
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
People often ask me why I left the U.S. and there are various reasons but the thing that made me start really making an exit strategy was when journalists covering Standing Rock were being arrested. Historically a very bad sign for democracy. Seeing it get worse and more blatant is scary and sad
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Had a great chat to one of the best climate journalists in the world, @amywestervelt.bsky.social, about criminalisation & repression of climate & environmental protest around the world the other day. Here’s the result.
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Good to speak to Liza Featherstone the other day about how repression increases as legitimacy decreases. Here's her resulting article: A Truth From Iran to Minneapolis: Weak Governments Kill Protesters newrepublic.com/article/2059... via @newrepublic.com
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A Truth From Iran to Minneapolis: Weak Governments Kill Protesters
Regimes are most violent against dissenters when they know that the protests have traction.
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
3,000 people have read our @environmentalpol.bsky.social article in its 1st month online The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest - a repertoire of repression With @crossdale.bsky.social, C Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social & T Franco Brotto
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I published This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate in 2014. Lots of serious people explained that we didn't have time to tackle capitalism, climate was too important. Let the market fix it for us. The track record is 12 wasted years and a world on fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
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How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
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Liz Hicks @lizhicks.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
“Under the proposed laws, no one needs to have been convicted of a hate crime for the minister to be satisfied that an organisation has engaged in conduct constituting a hate crime and there is no requirement for the minister to observe procedural fairness.” www.theguardian.com/law/commenti...
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Banning organisations has a sorry history – does Australia really want to go down this road again? | Anne Twomey
As the government brings its new hate laws to parliament, it’s worth remembering past attempts suggest legislation used to outlaw political groups have been neither wise nor necessary
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
20 years in the UK have taught me many ways of getting meaning across without saying it outright. That’s really useful when giving feedback to students who have obviously used generative AI to write their essays, without directly accusing them of doing so, as you lack the hard evidence.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Only steering towards the iceberg can save the Titanic
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
⚡2026 is a turning point. UK #climate & environmental activists face both crisis & opportunity. Fascism rises, the #climate agenda is under attack, & political representation is urgent. 🧵A longish thread on why we must unite behind @zackpolanski.bsky.social & the @greenparty.org.uk 💚
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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We call this a witch hunt--trawling for anything they can hold against one of the world's most effective climate change activists, @harjeet11.bsky.social Really, it's an authoritarian state seeking to patrol and control civil society. #India needs better. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/m...
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More climate activists under ED radar after searches at Harjeet Singh’s properties
More climate activists are on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate, which searched properties linked to climate activist Harjeet Singh in a funding probe| India News
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Good to see @miacelselk.bsky.social’s article on our research being published in more outlets
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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Intriguing theory that it wasn't Trump but US nat security that initiated attack on Venezuela, for critical minerals rather than oil renegaderesources.pro/p/the-venezu...
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The Venezuelan Oil Narative is PURE THEATRE
The Real Reason the Pentagon Approved Venezuela: Critical Minerals and Adversary Expulsion
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I trust the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize committee are proud of legitimising new era of US-orchestrated coups in Latin America so that they can control the continent’s valuable exports. This is a sad day for Latin America and a huge step backwards to the Monroe Doctrine days of being the US backyard.
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Frida Hylander @fridahylander.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Har skrivit en nyårskrönika om vad jag tror kommer hända i klimatfrågan 2026! Mer repression, men också nya allianser som knyter ihop klimat med människors vardag här och nu, upptrappad mobilisering för vetenskap och emot desinformation, och inte minst: fokus på mod istället för hopp. Gott nytt år!
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Frida Hylander: ”Både repressionen och engagemanget ökar nästa år”
NYÅRSKRÖNIKOR: Vad kommer hända under 2026 i klimatfrågan? Och vad kommer inte hända? SMB:s krönikörer Frida Hylander och Mattias Goldmann nyårsspanar i var sin text om dessa frågor.
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
My 13 yo daughter wrote this little essay and wanted me to share it, so I am.
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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Israel will not stop unless they are stopped
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest – a repertoire of repression www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest – a repertoire of repression
This paper sets out a repertoire of repression operating to criminalise and repress recent climate and environmental protest globally. Deploying a novel mixed methods approach, involving a comparat...
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Here’s the Global Playbook Being Used to Crack Down on Climate Protest A new study finds that repression of environmental protest is rising worldwide and Indigenous land defenders face the greatest risk. goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
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Here’s the Global Playbook Being Used to Crack Down on Climate Protest
A new study finds that repression of environmental protest is rising worldwide and Indigenous land defenders face the greatest risk.
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
We (@crossdale.bsky.social, Christina Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social, Tiê Franco Brotto and I) present the first academic peer-reviewed article, studying the criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest as a global phenomenon. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
New article! The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest – a repertoire of repression by @crossdale.bsky.social @berglundoscar.bsky.social Christina Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social & Tie Franco Brotto. doi.org/10.1080/0964...
This paper sets out a repertoire of repression operating to criminalise and repress recent climate and environmental protest globally. Deploying a novel mixed methods approach, involving a comparative quantitative and qualitative analysis of a sample of 14 countries, we identify that repression and criminalisation are global phenomena – spanning the Global South and North. The repertoire of repression includes: i) enactments of new anti-protest laws; ii) creative and strategic use of existing legislation and legal processes; iii) police action, such as arrests, surveillance, harassment and other forms of police violence; iv) disappearances and killings; and v) vilification. We argue that this repression is a complex eco-system involving state and non-state actors, laws and legal processes, social and media discourses which operate to deplete, deter and delegitimise protest, and distract attention from violent or harmful political structures.
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 18/12/2025
Please share, and chip in if you can. www.crowdjustice.com/case/6-clima...
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6 medics face trial for climate action at time of record temperatures
We need your help to defend 6 health workers facing trial. They acted out of a duty to protect public health & planet, as politics and corporations fail to deliver their climate commitments.
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Great news article based on our @environmentalpol.bsky.social article on criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest
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